Mission & ONA Statements

Mission Statement

We value a way of being that is intentionally intergenerational, committed to engaging in service with – and for – the community that is nurtured through meaningful spiritual experiences and is expressed with a playfulness and joy that is grounded in God’s love and grace.

– Written at a Leadership Retreat on January 8, 2013

Open & Affirming Statement

We, the congregation of Woodland Hills Community Church (United Church of Christ), Woodland Hills, CA, declare ourselves to be Open and Affirming. We strive to be a congregation that includes all persons, embracing differences of sexual orientation, gender and its expression, marital status, age, mental and physical health and ability, racial and cultural identity or background, and educational and socioeconomic status. We welcome all to share in the life, leadership, ministry, fellowship, worship, sacraments, responsibilities, blessings and joys of our congregation’s life in Christ.